Sari Srulovitch (born 1964) is an

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artist and silversmith.

Biography

Sari Srulovitch was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. She studied at the metal work and jewelry department of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and the Royal College of Art in London. She lectured for several years at Bezalel and

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College of Design in

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Art career

Sari Srulovitch ‘Ayekkah’ Memorial object 2021

Srulovitch creates handcrafted Jewish ceremonial art using a combination of modern technology and traditional silversmithing methods such as raising, hammering and chasing. The

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included silver Torah shields and pointers created by Srulovitch in an exhibit entitled "Pointing the Way: Women Design Ceremonial Objects" that opened in the fall of 2013. Srulovitch has a workshop on Jerusalem's Arts and Crafts Lane,

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. At her

Jerusalem Biennale The Jerusalem Biennale is a contemporary art event which has taken place biannually since 2013. Exhibits are held in different historical and modern locations around Jerusalem, with a focus on where the contemporary art world and the Jewish world ...

exhibit in December 2021 in the former synagogue of the historic Shaare Zedek building on Jaffa Road, Srulovitch showed a collection of ceremonial Judaica and life-cycle pieces imbued with symbolism as well as social commentary.

Artistic motifs

According to Srulovitch, stripes are a leitmotif in her works: “The stripes woven into the tallit (prayer shawl), the stripes impressed upon the body by the straps of the tefillin (phylacteries), even written script – in all these I see Jewish ornamentation. The silver Torah shield I designed is made of interwoven stripes, a homage to the ancient art of weaving.”

Exhibitions

*Within Four Cubits - solo exhibition (2021)

Awards and recognition

*1987 Prize for Outstanding Achievements, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem *1987 Lockman Prize for Applied Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem *1988 Ron Eitan Award for Jewelry Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem *1989 Romi Shapira Prize for Judaica, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem *1989 Meisler Award for Outstanding Design *1989 Outstanding Student Award, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem *1990 Crafts Award for Enamelwork, Alix de Rothschild Foundation, Jerusalem *1989 Prize for Outstanding Achievements, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem *1989 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Scholarship for Excellence *2002 Finalist for "Mezuzah", Spertus Judaica Prize, Spertus Museum, Chicago *2009 Crafts Award for Judaica, Alix de Rothschild Foundation, Jerusalem

References

External links

Sari Srulovitch website
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